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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 48 issue 3 (june 2014) : 251-257

ETHNO-VETERINARY PRACTICES USED BY TRIBALS OF CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, india

V. Jagadeeswary*, M. Sudarshan Reddy, K. Satyanarayan

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¹Extension Education Institute, ANGRAU, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 001, India.

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Cite article:- Jagadeeswary* V., Reddy Sudarshan M., Satyanarayan K. (2024). ETHNO-VETERINARY PRACTICES USED BY TRIBALS OF CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH, india. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 48(3): 251-257. doi: 10.5958/j.0976-0555.48.3.054.

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An attempt has been made to document the ethnoveterinary practices used by tribal livestock rearers in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Exploratory research design has been adopted and the primary data was collected for identification of healers and elderly farmers possessing this knowledge from Chittoor district. A total of 20 tribal livestock farmers were selected and their knowledge on various ailments of animals was documented. Ailments covered include extra teeth, anorexia, stomatitis, bloat, constipation, diarrheoa, endoparasites, dysentery, cold and cough, ephemeral fever, drenching, pneumonia, FMD, repeat breeding, retained placenta, dystocia, metritis, mastitis, corneal opacity, ticks and lice, mange, fracture, leg pain, tetanus, horn avulsion, snake bite, poisonous plant consumption, yoke gall, abscess, tail gangrene and allergic lesions.

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